page_title: Great Venezuela Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Great Venezuela Railway
caption_attribution_description: English: 4-4-4 11m long tank locomotive with 1.28m (4ft 2in) driving wheels built by Hartmann's at Chemnitz
context_page_description: The Great Venezuela Railway was a 179-kilometre 3 ft 6 in railway from Caracas to Valencia. The railway was the longest in Venezuela. It proved difficult to recoup the initial investment and the railway became a notable cause of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. It fell into disrepair through the early 20th century and the last train ran in 1966.
context_section_description: The Great Venezuela Railway (Gran Ferrocarril de Venezuela) was a 179-kilometre (111 mi) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railway from Caracas to Valencia. The railway was the longest in Venezuela. It proved difficult to recoup the initial investment and the railway became a notable cause of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. It fell into disrepair through the early 20th century and the last train ran in 1966.
caption: 4-4-4T 11 m (36 ft) long locomotive with 1,280 mm (50.39 in) driving wheels built by Hartmann's (Sächsische Maschinenfabrik) at Chemnitz and fitted with Walschaerts valve gear
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